Smooth Sailing

I caught a nasty cold. I lost my wallet.

I bought a bunch of cold medicine and luckily my wallet was *found* the lost-and-found (where I bought my cold medicine).

So, as the cashier noted as she was returning my wallet, “Now the bad thing has happened and the rest of the trip will be smooth sailing.”

I liked her take on it.

It actually reminded me of having money stolen (from the very same wallet!) last year on my first day in Cuba. It broke my heart when I discovered the missing money. Though after some time worrying that the rest of the trip was going to be spoiled by a bad experience on the first day, I finally reconciled it as a reminder to be careful during the trip, let it go, and had an amazing time.

So, here I go! Off to Barcelona! Smooth sailing from here on out …